### U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service 

# Lower Suwannee and Cedar Keys National Wildlife Refuges Bird List

# Cedar Keys National Wildlife Refugewas established on July 16, 1929. It is located in the Gulf
of Mexico near the town of Cedar Key, Florida. The islands that

comprise the refuge range in size
from 1 to 165 acres. Its founding purpose was “as a refuge and breeding ground for birds...” Cedar Keys Refuge supports one of the largest colonial bird nesting sites in north Florida.

L ower Suwannee National

Wildlife Refuge was established in 1979 with the objective of preserving the Suwannee River delta and estuary ecosystem. This 53,000-acre refuge is located in Levy and Dixie Counties, Florida and serves as an important feeding area for the nesting birds of the Cedar Keys Refuge.Sp Spring, March - May S Summer, June - August F Fall, September - November W W inter, December - February

a. abundant (a common species which is very numerous)

c. common (certain to be seen in suitable habitat)

u. uncommon (present but not certain to be seen)

o. occasional (seen only a few times during a season)

r. rare (seen at intervals of 2 to 5 years)

* nests on the refuge.

This checklist includes 255 species of birds and is based on observations by refuge personnel and

visiting ornithologists. If you should find an unlisted species, please let us know at Refuge Headquarters. We appreciate your help

in updating our records. On the back page, an additional 25 species are listed which are considered accidental occurrence to the refuge. Seasonal appearance

Seasonal abundance

Thise Blue Goose, designed by J.N “Ding” Darling,is the symbol of the National Wildlife Refuge System.SP S F W Grebes ___Common Loon c r c c ___Horned Grebe u u u ___Pied-billed Grebe* cccc

Pelicans and Allies ___Magnificent Frigatebird ccco ___American White Pelican uuuu ___Double-crested Cormorant* aaaa ___Anhinga* cccc ___Brown Pelican* aaaa

Herons, Egrets and Allies ___American Bittern uuuu ___Least Bittern* u u u ___Great Blue Heron* cccc ___Great Egret* cccc ___Snowy Egret* cccc ___Little Blue Heron* cccc ___Tricolored Heron* cccc ___Cattle Egret* cccc

___Green Heron* cccu ___Black-crowned Night-Heron* cccc ___Yellow-crowned Night-Heron* c c u u

Ibises, Spoonbill, Stork ___White Ibis* aaaa ___Wood Stork uuuo ___Roseate Spoonbill u r

Waterfowl ___Tundra Swan r r ___Snow Goose r r ___Wood Duck* cccc ___Green-winged Teal u u u ___American Black Duck o o o ___Mottled Duck rrrr ___Mallard u u u ___Northern Pintail u u u ___Blue-winged Teal u u u ___Northern Shoveler u u u ___Gadwall u u u ___American Wigeon u u u ___Canvasback u u u ___Redhead u u u ___Ring-necked Duck u u u ___Greater Scaup r r r ___Lesser Scaup o o o ___Common Goldeneye o o oSP S F W ___Bufflehead u u c ___Hooded Merganser c u u c ___Common Merganser r r r ___Ruddy Duck u o u ___Red-breasted Merganser c c c

Vultures, Hawks and Allies ___Black Vulture* cccc ___Turkey Vulture* cccc ___Osprey* cccc ___American Swallow-tailed Kite* c c u ___Bald Eagle* uuuu ___Northern Harrier u o u u ___Sharp-shinned Hawk u u u ___Cooper’s Hawk* uuuu ___Short-tailed Hawk o o o ___Broad-winged Hawk u u u ___Red-shouldered Hawk* cccc ___Red-tailed Hawk* uuuu ___American Kestrel* uuuu ___Merlin r o r ___Peregrine Falcon o o o

Gallinaceous Birds (Quail, Turkey and Allies) ___Wild Turkey* uuuu ___Northern Bobwhite* cccc

Rails, Gallinules, and Coots ___King Rail uuuu ___Clapper Rail* cccc ___Yellow Rail r ___Sora u u u ___Purple Gallinule uuur ___Common Moorhen* cccc ___American Coot u r u u ___Limpkin* uuuu ___Virginia Rail u u u ___Black Rail* u u r

Shorebirds ___Black-bellied Plover c u c c ___Snowy Plover r ___Semipalmated Plover c c c ___Piping Plover r r r ___Killdeer* c u c c ___Black-necked Stilt r r ___American Avocet u u ___Greater Yellowlegs c c cSP S F W ___Lesser Yellowlegs u u u ___Solitary Sandpiper o o ___Willet cccc ___Spotted Sandpiper c o c c ___Whimbrel u u u ___Long-billed Curlew o ___Marbled Godwit u u u ___Ruddy Turnstone c u c c ___Red Knot u u u ___Sanderling c c c ___Semipalmated Sandpiper u u u ___Western Sandpiper c c c ___Least Sandpiper c u c c ___Pectoral Sandpiper r r ___Dunlin c o c c ___Stilt Sandpiper o ___Short-billed Dowitcher c u c c ___Long-billed Dowitcher u o u u ___Common Snipe c c c ___American Woodcock o o o ___American Oystercatcher u u c c

Gulls and Terns ___Laughing Gull cccc ___Bonaparte's Gull o o u ___Ring-billed Gull c u c c ___Great Black-backed Gull r ___Herring Gull c o c c ___Caspian Tern uuuu ___Black Skimmer cccc ___Common Tern o o o ___Forster's Tern c c c ___Least Tern cccu ___Royal Tern cccc ___Sandwich Tern uuuu ___Black Tern o o

Doves ___Mourning Dove* cccc ___Common Ground-Dove* cccc ___White-winged Dove o o ___Eurasian Collard Dove uuuu

Cuckoos ___Black-billed Cuckoo r r ___Yellow-billed Cuckoo* u u uSP S F W Owls ___Common Barn Owl oooo ___Eastern Screech-Owl* cccc ___Great Horned Owl* uuuu ___Barred Owl* cccc ___Burrowing Owl r r ___Short-eared Owl o

Nightjars ___Common Nighthawk* c c c ___Chuck-will’s-widow* cccr ___Whip-poor-will u r

Swifts, Hummingbirds ___Chimney Swift c c c

___Ruby-throated Hummingbird* u u u

Kingfishers ___Belted Kingfisher* c o c c

Woodpeckers ___Red-headed Woodpecker uuuu ___Red-bellied Woodpecker* cccc ___Yellow-bellied Sapsucker u u u ___Downy Woodpecker* cccc ___Hairy Woodpecker* uuuu ___Northern Flicker* c u c c ___Pileated Woodpecker* cccc

Flycatchers ___Eastern Wood-Pewee u u u ___Acadian Flycatcher* o u ___Eastern Phoebe u u c ___Great Crested Flycatcher* c c c ___Eastern Kingbird* c c c ___Western Kingbird o o o ___Gray Kingbird* u u u

Martins and Swallows ___Purple Martin u u u ___Tree Swallow c c c ___Northern Rough-winged Swallow* u u u ___Barn Swallow c c c ___Bank Swallow o o

Jays and Crows ___Blue Jay* cccc ___Fish Crow* ccccSP S F W ___Scrub Jay uuuu ___American Crow* cccc

Chickadees and Titmice ___Carolina Chickadee* cccc ___Tufted Titmouse* cccc

Nuthatches ___Brown-headed Nuthatch* oooo ___Red-breasted Nuthatch o o o

Creepers ___Brown Creeper r r r

Wrens ___Carolina Wren* cccc ___House Wren c c c ___Winter Wren r r r ___Sedge Wren c c c ___Marsh Wren* cccc

Kinglets and Gnatcatchers ___Golden-crowned Kinglet r o o ___Ruby-crowned Kinglet c c c ___Blue-gray Gnatcatcher* cccc

Thrushes ___Eastern Bluebird* cccc ___Veery u u ___Gray-cheeked Thrush o o ___Swainson’s Thrush u u ___Wood Thrush u u ___Hermit Thrush u u u ___American Robin c c a

Thrashers ___Gray Catbird c r c c ___Northern Mockingbird* cccc ___Brown Thrasher* cccc

Pipits ___American Pipit u u u

Waxwings ___Cedar Waxwing c u c

Shrike ___Loggerhead Shrike* ooooVireos ___White-eyed Vireo cccc ___Yellow-throated Vireo u u u ___Red-eyed Vireo c c c ___Blue-headed Vireo u u u

Warblers ___Blue-winged Warbler o o ___Golden-winged Warbler r ___Tennessee Warbler u u ___Orange-crowned Warbler u u u ___Northern Parula* cccr ___Yellow Warbler o u u ___Chestnut-sided Warbler r o ___Magnolia Warbler u u ___Cape May Warbler u u ___Yellow-rumped Warbler c c a ___Black-throated Blue Warbler u u ___Black-throated Green Warbler o o ___Blackburnian Warbler o o ___Yellow-throated Warbler* cccc ___Pine Warbler* cccc ___Prairie Warbler* u o u o ___Palm Warbler c c c ___Bay-breasted Warbler o o ___Blackpoll Warbler u o ___Cerulean Warbler o o ___Black-and-white Warbler c r c u ___American Redstart u u ___Prothonotary Warbler* c u c ___Worm-eating Warbler u u ___Swainson's Warbler r r r ___Ovenbird c c u ___Northern Waterthrush u r u ___Louisiana Waterthrush u r u ___Kentucky Warbler u u ___Connecticut Warbler r r ___Common Yellowthroat* cccc ___Yellow-breasted Chat uuur ___Hooded Warbler* c c c ___Wilson's Warbler o o o

Tanagers ___Summer Tanager* u c u ___Scarlet Tanager o o

New World Finches ___Northern Cardinal* aaaa

___Rose-breasted Grosbeak u u SP S F W___Blue Grosbeak u u u ___Indigo Bunting u o u ___Painted Bunting o r o

Sparrows ___Rufous-sided Towhee* cccc ___Bachman's Sparrow* uuuu ___Chipping Sparrow u u u ___Field Sparrow u u u ___Vesper Sparrow u u u ___Savannah Sparrow c c c ___Grasshopper Sparrow r o ___Henslow's Sparrow o ___LeConte's Sparrow o ___Sharp-tailed Sparrow o o u ___Song Sparrow c c c ___Seaside Sparrow* cccc ___Swamp Sparrow c c c ___White-throated Sparrow c c c ___Dark-eyed Junco o o o

Blackbirds, Grackles, Cowbirds and Orioles ___Red-winged Blackbird* aaaa ___Bobolink r u ___Eastern Meadowlark* cccc ___Rusty Blackbird u ___Common Grackle* uuuu ___Boat-tailed Grackle* aaaa ___Brown-headed Cowbird* cccc ___Orchard Oriole u u u ___Northern Oriole o o u

Old World Finches ___Purple Finch o o ___American Goldfinch c u c ___Pine Siskin r

Introduced non-native species ___House Sparrow* cccc ___European Starling* cccc SP S F W

For further information contact: Refuge Manager Lower Suwannee National Wildlife Refuge 16450 NW 31 Place Chiefland, FL 32626 352/493 0238 http://www.fws.gov/lowersuwanneeSighting Notes



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Route or area These additional species are of rare or accidental occurrence, in most instances substantiated by only one or two records:
Red-throated Loon White-rumped Sandpiper Red-necked Grebe Buff-breasted Sandpiper Brown Booby Common Black-headed Gull Northern Gannet Sooty Tern Oldsquaw Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Black Scoter Surf Scoter Bewick's Wren White-winged Scoter W

arbling Vireo Reddish Egret Black-whiskered Vireo Glossy Ibis Fox Sparrow Canada Goose White-crowned Sparrow Sandhill Crane Shiny Cowbird Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher Philadelphia Viroe

Observers

Remarks

### Lower Suwannee National Wildlife Refuge 16450 NW 31 PL Chiefland, FL 32626 352/493 0238 http://www.fws.gov/lowersuwannee

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service 1 800/344 WILD

August 2005